Pallacanestro Trieste

Pallacanestro Trieste
LeaguesLBA
Founded1975; 49 years ago (1975)
HistoryPallacanestro Trieste
(1975–2004)
Pallacanestro Trieste 2004
(2004–present)
ArenaPalaTrieste
Capacity6,943[1]
LocationTrieste, Italy
Team colorsWhite, red
   
PresidentPaul Matiasic
Head coachJamion Christian
Team captainLodovico Deangeli
Championships5 Italian Leagues
2 Serie A2
Websitepallacanestrotrieste.it
Players celebrating after the 2018 Serie A2 championship

Pallacanestro Trieste 2004 is an Italian professional basketball club based in Trieste. They played in the Lega Basket Serie A (LBA) for five seasons (2018–19 to 2022–23 season); after winning playoffs of Serie A2 in 2023–24 season they are going to join again Lega Basket Serie A in the 2024–25 season. The PalaTrieste serves as the club's home arena.

History

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A number of Trieste teams had played in the first division Serie A, the most successful of which was Società Ginnastica Triestina (from the 1930s to the 1960s) that won several national championships in the 1930s and 1940s. Three other top division Trieste sides were Lega Nazionale Trieste (1949-1951), San Giusto Trieste (1948-1949) and Polizia Civile Trieste (1949-1950).

Pallacanestro Trieste was established in 1975, it played in the top tier Serie A from 1982 to 1986, 1990 to 1997 and again from 1999 to 2004, with a best result of third in 1994. That same year, it reached the FIBA Korać Cup final. The next season saw the team reaching the Italian Cup final.

After the 2003-04 season, the club went bankrupt and was relegated to the lower divisions.

After many years spent between the third and fourth division, in 2010 Eugenio Dalmasson was appointed Head Coach. Finally in 2012, the team reached the promotion to the second division with a win against Chieti in an epic game-5 in front of 6000 people.[2]

On June 16, 2018, Trieste won the 2017–18 Serie A2 season after beating Novipiù Casale Monferrato at game 3 of league's playoffs, and returned in LBA, the highest-tier of the Italian basketball league system after 14 years of absence.[3]

On June 26, 2018, Luigi Scavone, the main owner of the title sponsor Alma Agenzia per il lavoro, became new president of Trieste, while the former president Gianluca Mauro became new CEO of the club.[4]

On May 7, 2019, Gianluca Mauro became again president and CEO of the club looking for new sponsorship.[5]

On November 29, 2019, the insurance company Allianz, became new title sponsor and main sponsor of Pallacanestro Trieste for the following three seasons.[6] This sponsorship lapsed at the end of the 2021-2022 season.

In January, 2023, 90% of the club was acquired by San Francisco-based Cotogna Sports Group with the remaining 10% by Trieste-based Trieste Basket. Pallacanestro Trieste's first Board of Directors of the CSG era consists of five members, four of whom are nominated by Cotogna Sports Group: they are Richard de Meo (Chairman), Fitzann R. Reid (Vice Chairman), Connor Barwin (Vice Chairman), and Mario Ghiacci (Vice Chairman and General Manager); the fifth member is chosen by the minority shareholder, Trieste Basket srl, who have appointed Trieste manager Andrea Bochicchio.[7]

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Pallacanestro Trieste roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age
G 3 Italy Bossi, Stefano 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 29 – (1994-11-13)13 November 1994
PG 4 United States Ross, Colbey 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 26 – (1998-10-22)22 October 1998
F 7 Puerto Rico Reyes, Justin 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 96 kg (212 lb) 29 – (1995-03-16)16 March 1995
F 8 Italy Deangeli, Lodovico 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 24 – (2000-05-19)19 May 2000
PF 9 United States Uthoff, Jarrod 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 31 – (1993-05-19)19 May 1993
G 10 Italy Ruzzier, Michele 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) 80 kg (176 lb) 31 – (1993-02-09)9 February 1993
F 12 Italy Campogrande, Luca 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 90 kg (198 lb) 28 – (1996-04-30)30 April 1996
F 13 Italy Candussi, Francesco 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 109 kg (240 lb) 30 – (1994-02-23)23 February 1994
G 22 United States Brown, Markel 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 32 – (1992-01-29)29 January 1992
PF 23 Italy Brooks, Jeff 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 35 – (1989-06-12)12 June 1989
C 34 United States Johnson, Jayce 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 111 kg (245 lb) 27 – (1997-08-01)1 August 1997
F 45 United States Valentine, Denzel 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 100 kg (220 lb) 30 – (1993-11-16)16 November 1993
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Italy Francesco Nanni
  • Italy Francesco Taccetti
  • Italy Nick Schlitzer
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured
Updated: September 1, 2024

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Francesco Candussi
PF Justin Reyes
SF Luca Campogrande Lodovico Deangeli
SG
PG Michele Ruzzier Stefano Bossi

(colours: Italian or homegrown players; foreign players; young players)

Honours

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Domestic competitions

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Winners (5): 1930, 1932, 1934, 1939–40, 1940–41 (as Gimnastica Triestina)
3rd place (1): 1993–94
Runners-up (1): 1995
Winners (1): 2017–18
  • Serie B1 north east division
Winners (1): 2011–12

European competitions

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Runners-up (1): 1993–94

Other competitions

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Runners-up (1): 1993

Notable players

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Criteria

To appear in this section a player must have either:

  • Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club
  • Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time
  • Played at least one official NBA match at any time.

Sponsorship names

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In the past, due to sponsorship deals, it has also been known as:

  • Arrigoni Trieste (1955–1956)
  • Stock Trieste (1957–1960)
  • Philco Trieste (1961–1963)
  • Lloyd Adriatico Trieste (1974–1975)
  • Hurlingham Trieste (1976–1981)
  • Oece Trieste (1981–1982)
  • Bic Trieste (1982–1984)
  • Stefanel Trieste (1984–1994)
  • Illy Caffè Trieste (1994–1996)
  • Genertel Trieste (1996–1998)
  • Lineltex Trieste (1997–1999)
  • Telit Trieste (1999–2001)
  • Coop Nordest Trieste (2001–2004)
  • AcegasAps Trieste (2005–2013)
  • Pallacanestro Trieste (2013–2015)
  • Alma Pallacanestro Trieste (2015–2019) [8]
  • Pallacanestro Trieste (2019)
  • Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste (2019–2022)[9]
  • Pallacanestro Trieste (2022–present)

Kit manufacturer

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References

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  1. ^ "World League 2003 Cities and competitions halls". Archived from the original on 2018-09-14. Retrieved 2017-11-06.
  2. ^ Trieste history on the official team website
  3. ^ "Basket, Trieste sbanca Casale: dopo 14 anni torna in Serie A!" [Basketball, Trieste wins over Casale: after 14 years they return to Serie A!]. gassetta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 17 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Luigi Scavone nuovo presidente, Gianluca Mauro amministratore delegato" [Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Luigi Scavone new president, Gianluca Mauro CEO]. sportando.basketball (in Italian). Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Gianluca Mauro è il nuovo presidente" [Alma Pallacanestro Trieste: Gianluca Mauro new president]. triesteprima.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Inizia l'era Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste" [The Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste era begins]. legabasket.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Formalizzato il passaggio del 90% delle quote a CSGI".
  8. ^ Trieste history on the official Serie A site Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Nasce l'era dell'Allianz Pallacanestro Trieste" [The era of the Allianz Basketball Trieste is born]. ilpiccolo.gelocal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  10. ^ Macron sponsor tecnico di Alma Pallacanestro Trieste, pallacanestrotrieste2004.it, Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. ^ Trieste: Adidas nuovo fornitore tecnico, Sportando.basketball, Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  12. ^ Macron sponsor tecnico di Alma Pallacanestro Trieste, pallacanestrotrieste2004.it, Retrieved 2 November 2017.
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